The legalization of physician-assisted suicide

A rapidly aging population, changing medical technology and public and professional attitudes towards euthanasia compels governments to address the issue of legalizing physician-assisted suicide. The book assesses the arguments against the legalization of physician-assisted suicide and finds them weak and insufficient. It then evaluates arguments justifying the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. The most persuasive of these are autonomy, compassion, and the existence of practical protocols and procedures to regulate physician-assisted suicide.

• | Author: Pranlal Manga
• | Publisher: VDM Verlag
• | Publication Date: Aug 11, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 136 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 3639375718
• | ISBN-13: 9783639375718